Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 4 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 1,376 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 4 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Weldon, NJ. It climbs 1,376 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi892 – 1,286 ft12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.00932, -74.57210
Nearest town Weldon, NJ
Directions
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Compton- Gobel Road–Compton-Gobel Road, 4 sights
11.7 mi · ▲ 1,376 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 891–1,286 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.00932, -74.57210
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:23 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Compton- Gobel Road, heading NE.
- 2.6 miReach Yellow/Highlands Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Compton-Gobel Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Teal/Black Dot, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Yellow/Highlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:23 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:23 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Yellow Dot Trail & Yellow/Highlands Trail via Yellow Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 433 ft
- Blue Trail & Yellow/Highlands Trail Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Blue Trail–Highlands Trail, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- Saffin Pond–Blue Heron Lake, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 574 ft
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